Ultralight

March 6, 2025March 6, 2025

Flying the Superior Shoreline

Member Stories, Ultralights

By Kevin Szalapski, EAA 792226 This piece originally ran in the January 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. All winter long, I had envisioned a long cross-country flight with ... Read more

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025

The Ultralight

Member Stories, Ultralights

This piece originally ran in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 Not a day goes by that someone doesn’t ask, “George, how ... Read more

January 23, 2025January 28, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Connecticut Legal Eagle

Homebuilding, Member Stories

By Vincent Carucci, EAA 1172931 This piece originally ran in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I recently completed my Legal Eagle ultralight and named it the ... Read more

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025

A Model Citizen

History, Member Stories, Ultralights

By Emme Hornung, EAA 1463093 This piece originally ran in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. When you think of Oshkosh, what specific airplanes come to mind? ... Read more

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024

Rarified Air

Member Stories, Ultralights

By Nathan Finneman, EAA 1459460 This piece originally ran in the October 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Setting records has always been an interest of mine, being good ... Read more

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024

An Evil Headwind

Member Stories, Ultralights

By Larry Fleming  This piece originally ran in the September 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The sun had risen on an early summer morning, as I prepared Nancy ... Read more

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

Hang Loose

History, Member Stories

By David Smith, EAA 1298935, and Ronald Smith This piece originally ran in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Following much reporting on the Hang Loose hang ... Read more

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

Don’t Let the Old Man In

Member Stories, Ultralights

By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 This piece originally ran in the July 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The song “Don’t Let the Old Man In” by Toby Keith ... Read more

August 8, 2024August 8, 2024

Oil in Strange Places

Member Stories, Ultralights

By Kenneth Florence, EAA 1509968 This piece originally ran in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. In March 2024, I purchased a fine example of a Leonard ... Read more

July 3, 2024July 3, 2024

The Thinker

Member Stories, Ultralights

By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 This piece originally ran in the May 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Every once in a while, someone will ask me, “George, when are ... Read more

February 22, 2022

Project First Flight

Ultralights

Skonkwerks’ Project First Flight is a natural and intuitive step to give back to the ultralight community, nurture the culture, and provide opportunities for prospective pilots, including interested youths and ... Read more

September 7, 2021

Gyroplane Adventures: Ottawa to Steinbach and Back — July 17-26, 2021

Ultralights

With the increasing number of airstrips in Canada being closed or under threat, the distance between active aerodromes is increasing and with it the risk to safe passage continues to ... Read more

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

On the Lighter Side

AirVenture, Ultralights

The Fun Fly Zone at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is home to ultralights and light-sport aircraft, not to mention rotorcraft, RC aircraft, and exciting demos of short takeoff and landing (STOL) ... Read more

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020

The Affordable Simplicity of the Aerolite 103

Ultralights

The Aerolite 103, as its name implies, is a legal ultralight that can be purchased fully assembled or as a kit. Take a closer look at this popular new flying ... Read more

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019

EAA’s The Green Dot — Ultralight & LSA Council Chairman Mark Solper

Podcast, Ultralights

The Green Dot crew sat down with EAA Ultralight & Light-Sport Aircraft Council Chairman Mark Solper to discuss his beginnings in aviation, why he loves the lighter side of aviation, ... Read more

Mark Solper — Ultralight & LSA Council Chairman

The Green Dot crew sat down with EAA Ultralight & Light-Sport Aircraft Council Chairman Mark Solper to discuss his beginnings in aviation, why he loves the lighter side of aviation, ... Read more

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019

The Lighter Side —Taking in the Fun Fly Zone

AirVenture, Ultralights

Juxtaposed with the stream of big iron arriving and departing Boeing Plaza throughout the week is the Fun Fly Zone, a special runway dedicated to light-sport and ultralight aircraft that ... Read more

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

Aerolite 103 Kit Being Built at Fun Fly Zone

AirVenture, Ultralights

The thousands of homebuilders at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 know that building your own plane is achievable, but a significant percentage of attendees might not. To shine some light on ... Read more

February 28, 2019March 7, 2019

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring – Wisconsin Earthstar eGull

AirVenture, Homebuilding, Ultralights

My spouse observed that my deepening environmental concerns were expressed in my driving behavior but not in my choice of aircraft, which burned 10 gph. I explored electric-powered self-launching sailplanes, ... Read more

February 21, 2019March 7, 2019

Learn to Fly in Your Own Airplane

Learning to Fly, Ultralights

The cost of getting into flying has always been important to those dreaming of becoming a pilot. One strategy for would-be sport pilots is to take flight training in their ... Read more